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G oogle officially announced the updated version of Jelly Bean, the Android 4.2. Previously known as Android 4.1, Jelly Bean had made...

Google officially announced the updated version of Jelly
Bean, the Android 4.2. Previously known as Android 4.1, Jelly Bean had made
serious improvements to the Big G’s mobile operating system with its “buttery”
smooth interface that could level up with Apple’s iOS standards. This “new flavor of
Jelly Bean” brings multiple enhancements and exciting features over its predecessor.

Multiple User accounts

The newer version of Jelly Bean brings in multiple user
support. This means that, for example, everyone in the family could have their
own account. When logged-in, it would bring them to the common user interface, apps and
background. iOS currently don’t have such feature so that is a cool thing to
consider.

Keyboard

The “new flavor” also includes a gesture-centric keyboard that
allows you to type by just sliding your finger in a series of letters. This
also predicts possible words that you’ll compose. Remember SwiftKey App?

Photo Sphere

This feature a tweaked upgraded Panorama that was
introduced in Android 4.0. This advanced way of capturing photos allows you to
take pictures in multiple directions. The saved pictures can be navigated in
up, down, right and left directions. Yes, it allows you to roam a little like
what you do in Street View.

Google Now

The native virtual assistant service can now feed data
directly from Gmail. And like Siri, it can now access events, restaurant reservations,
hotels, flights, movie screenings, concerts, etc.

Wireless Integration

At long last, Android now allows you to wirelessly share
your display to a TV set. This feature uses Miracast, a streaming tool that
allows users to stream content to an HD TV.

Other Features

Settings center in the Notifications Drawer can now allow
significant actions like WiFi toggling, screen adjustment, airplane mode
toggling, etc. Now, you can also assign widgets on lockscreen.

A featured called Daydream has also been integrated by
Google. This screensaver-ish feature can be set up to show photo albums, latest
stories in Google Currents and more.

Availability

Android 4.2 “new flavor of Jelly Bean” will be available out
of the box with LG Nexus 4 and Nexus 10. Expect it to be rolled out to top Android
devices like Nexus 7 in the near future. Other Android brands should refer to
their manufacturer for the update, but for sure we’ll let you know once
announced.